EarthCraft News
EarthCraft Sustainable Preservation Named a Finalist in 2017 Atlanta E3 Awards
EarthCraft Sustainable Preservation (ECSP), a partnership between Southface and The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, has been selected as a finalist in the Built Environment category for the 2017 Atlanta E3 Awards. The E3 Awards celebrate the companies, organizations and people who deserve recognition for their work in sustainable business practices. ECSP revitalizes underused or …
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Event: Open House 6/29/17
EarthCraft Awards Recognize the Best of the Built Environment
The EarthCraft Awards returned this year with a fresh take on what makes an EarthCraft project great. Developed in 1999 by the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (Greater Atlanta HBA) and Southface, EarthCraft is the Southeast’s standard for green building – pairing building science with regional know-how. EarthCraft promotes energy efficient, healthy, comfortable and durable …
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Celebrate with us at the Annual EarthCraft Awards
Join us this Friday, October 21, as we honor our partners who have shown dedication to implementing the goals of EarthCraft throughout the built environment. If you are looking for a builder or technical advisor, this is a great opportunity to meet the professionals that work with us and make our program great. Even if …
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Have you registered for our September Builder Training?
On September 19, 2016, Southface is holding an EarthCraft Builder Training at their SWEET Center in Atlanta. Completing this training is the first step to becoming a certified EarthCraft Builder. All projects pursuing an EarthCraft Certification must be completed by one of our certified builders. Our Builder Trainings take a building science approach to high …
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Please join us for our upcoming EarthCraft Builder training on August 25.
Whether you are interested in becoming an EarthCraft Builder or you just want to brush up on the latest construction practices, the EarthCraft builder course will prepare you for continued success. Throughout this one day course, instructors will address best practices for sustainable/high performance construction and the specific standards within the EarthCraft program. Completion of …
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Happy Birthday Southface
Looking Back to SUN Day, May 3, 1978: Southface’s First Birthday The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 changed the public’s perception of the environment. However, while the production and use of energy was a major driver behind many of the serious global and local environmental challenges of the day, few in the environmental …
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EarthCraft Virginia now Viridiant
EarthCraft’s partner in Virginia has undergone some exciting new program changes including a name change and an increased focus on different aspects of sustainability while maintaining its commitment to the EarthCraft program. EarthCraft Virginia is transforming to serve an even broader audience by expanding efforts in education, consultation and certification. They will continue to serve hundreds …
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New HVAC Training Avaliable
Designing and Installing High-Performance HVAC Systems the EarthCraft Way Due to recent interest, a new EarthCraft HVAC training has been scheduled. The training will take place at Southface’s SWEET Center on May 26, from 9AM to 5PM. The focus of the course will be creating high performance HVAC systems using EarthCraft’s above code standards as guidance. …
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Exciting Certifications
Within the past few months, several impressive EarthCraft homes have been certified, two projects in particular stand out because of the way they go above and beyond in their pursuit of sustainability and efficiency. These homes are worth noting because of their commitment to above code construction and the way in which they went about creating …